Are some emotions bad? What should you do if your child’s emotions are out of control? Monica Hinderer joins Doug sharing the devastating impact of invalidating your child’s emotions. They unpack 6 types of emotional invalidation and share how to validate your child’s emotions.
Listener questions and comments:
- Sue – I have a 27-year-old son who doesn’t really talk to me because he was so mistreated and criticized by his dad. I couldn’t do anything to balance that out. I am very grateful for this topic. (41:53)
Types of emotional invalidation
- Minimizing
- Dismissing
- Judging
- Fixing too quickly
- Comparing
- Ignoring
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